With its EPC order book at around Rs 3,300 crore as of December 2017, the turnover of KNR Constructions (KNRCL) for FY2016-17 stood at Rs 1,541.11 crore, EBITDA at Rs 229.60 crore and PAT at Rs 168.20 crore.

October 2017 witnessed the largest ever outlay of road construction in India: Bharatmala. The programme involves around 83,000 km - including the first phase of 24,800 km - of national highways development by FY2022. It aims to bridge the critical infrastructure gap through corridor-based development, add to the country's overall GDP by 3 per cent, and unleash massive employment opportunities.

Perceived to be a constructive and good step forward, the Union Cabinet recently approved the Metro Rail Policy 2017 to enable realisation of growing metro rail aspirations of a large number of cities but in a responsible manner.

Constant innovation and a strong management bandwidth together have insulated L&T from the threats of economic troughs and helped it maintain its growth trajectory. The company is present across various segments of infrastructure like heavy civil, transportation, railways, power transmission and distribution, water and urban infrastructure, hydrocarbon and other process industries.

When India's premier construction magazine decides to recognise and reward excellence, you can be sure only the crème de la crème makes it to the shortlist! Much like the Oscars, to arrive at the winners of the CW Annual Awards 2017, we first drew up a list of nominees, including companies that made it to the top six.

The tagline says it all: 'Born to Achieve'! Meet Montecarlo, a private-sector construction company that started its journey in 1995 with a small team and a big dream: To be recognised as the most reliable engineering and infrastructure company in India, known for its excellence in quality and performance.

With the Narendra Modi Government proposing to award Rs 500,000 crore worth of highway contracts in the last two years of its tenure, road construction companies are upbeat about the upcoming opportunities, which will span India.